it's both pro-worker and pro-family.forms include meaningful tax relief for those affected by natural and man-made disasters and encourages more construction of safe, affordable housing. at the end of the day, we are replacing bad tax policy with good tax policy by cutting off funding for the employee retention tax credit, a covid-era program that costs six times its original amount and is so riddled with fraud that the irs put it on -- i.r.s. put it on its dirty dozen list of the worsts scams in america. this will save american taxpayers over $75 billion. there's a reason that over 450 groups representing americans from all walks of life support this legislation. that includes job creators, those supporting workers and families, and those defending the right to life. it's a strong, commonsense, bipartisan step forward in providing urgent tax relief for working families and small businesses. parents and main street communities across this country will see lower taxes, more opportunity and greater financial security after

the speaker pro tempore: the gent back. does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise todayn the supreme court's recent decision allowing idaho's extreme abortion ban to go into effect. idaho law will prevent women from accessing abortion even when the health of the mother is at risk. dangerous medical science, ignores established precedent, and imperils the rights and safety of women. i'm terrified that women will die and doctors will be treated li crimils unfortunately, this isn't the only case before the high court with grave implications for our reproductive health■8 reviews this disastrous decision from the fifth circuit of the abortin drug, the future hangs in balance. mrspomen across america will not accept this assault on our basic rights. we won't do it without a fight, and we will make our;

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. donalds: madam speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. donalds: thank you. i rise in support of s.3427, the overtime pay for protective services act of 2023. as we all know, the members of the secret service are tasked with protecting presidents and other high ranking government officials and families from harm. they staff public events providing a visible police presence, securing vital property in our nation's capitol and nationwide. they are trained and prepared to act at the first sign of danger. and while this career can be extremely rewarding, the job itself is agents and officers often working long hours around the clock, including on holidays and weekends. through these sacrifices, secret service agents and officers commit their lives to public service and deserve to be fairly compensated for their work which ishy in 2016, congress authorized allowing secret service officers and agents to earn overtime pa

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr.peak recently by my very good friend, great american, tiffany cloud of another great american from my district, an avid writer, lance corporal joseph barma, who i was pleased to meet years ago. he won a national gold medal for his essay our life is about memories in the prestigious 2023 veterans administration arts contest.mpressive feat marks his fourth national gold medal in this veteran writing contest. joe barma served our country with honor in the korean war with the first marine regiment and first battalion baker company wrote a book, "god makes theand other books. he promotes veterans causes throughout our community. he's all about our community and all about veterans. mr. speaker, today on the house floor i'm honored toognize lance corporal joseph barma and encourage all americans to the essay "our life is about memories." it's sad and heartwarming and patriotic and written by a great american. mr. barma, thank for you your service and i yield b the speaker pro tempore: the gen

pro-life is pro-woman.cation, they deserve our support and encouragement. being pro-woman and being pro-child and being pro-family is being pro-education and it's being pro-success. i'd like to thank my colleague from iowa who i serve on the appropriations committee with for introducing this important legislation. and look forward to its passage today. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from oregon is recognized. ms. bonamici: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes ntlewoman from georgia, mrs. mcbath. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from georgia is recognized. mrs. mcbath: thank you to ranking member scott, representative bonami, rise todn strong opposition to the deliberately misleading pregnant students' rights act. unfortunal about protecting pregnant and parenting students or improving their outcomes in school at this legislation is just another poorly disguised attempt to further roll back the rights of women in this count unduliy pressure students into -- unduly pressure stu

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. granger: madam speaker, i the speaker pro tempore: ms. gra nger reserves. the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from texas, mr. roy, is recognized. mr. roy: i'd like to yield three minutes to my friend from arizona, mr. crane. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from illinois is recognized for three minutes. mr. crane: thank you to my colleague from texas, mr. roy. i agree with your comments, mr. roy. this continuing resolution extends government funding at the same levels of the lame duck biden-pelosi omnibus. this will continue funding biden's disastrous policies such as the biden border crisis, biden's war on american energy production, and a woke and weaponnized bureaucracy. our nation owes $34 trillion in debt and counting and the interest the treasury department must pay a steadily marching higher and higher. over the next decade, aits are projected to double to nearly $3

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foushee: i hope my colleagues will join me in voting for the motion to recommit and i yield back. the spea back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> i yield three minutes to my colleague from texas mr. moran. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas has three minutes. he's recognized. mr. moran: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of this bill. this act is one step in the reform process tourending power back to the hands of congress and ensure the proper use of every dollar that comes into the treasury. this bill will help to ensure the damages owed to victims of wrongdoing actually reach them rather than being used to support organizations that are friends of the executive branch. regardless of the party. for those who don't know, settlement slush funds result when defendants set well government agencies and based on the terms of that settlement, direct the settlement proceeds to politically favored third parties i

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields.r what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to honor 10-year-old liam lynch of western new york. liam was first diagnosed with ao the expert care through roswelll partnership, he went into remission. mr. higgins: unfortunately he relapsed but he's a tough, determined kid and he is determined and we support his efforts to succeed. with the support of liam's family and his community, he's donated more 2,300 pairs of pajamas to other patients at the hospital where he is seeking care. liam's enduring positivity through chemotherapy, radiation and months in the hospital has been recognized by the buffalo bills, including its star quarterback, josh allen. along with the many people across the western new york community. liam lynch truly embodies the spirit of the city ofooy colleae in honoring liam lynch and his family as he bravely continued his battle to beat lymphoma for good. i yield back

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> i wish to address the louis for one minute -- to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is now recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise to support the ongoing efforts of the winter green community to build an emergency exit road to keep their residents safe. the winter green community is located within the blue bridge national park in nelson county, virginia, and home to 10,000 residents at any given time. good good good it's -- m mr. good: the community has tried to work with the park service to construct an emergency exit but has been denied every time. the community is trying to fund and create a 400-foot emergency exit road to the blue ridge parkway which would be critical to saving livings in the event of a fair. the park service continues to insist they do not have the authority to prove this action so to remedy the situation, i'm introducing the

■z ■■[ ñ kc ■ ■ (> ■a the speaker pro tempore: have v?ote the yeas are 19 #, the yeas are 194. the resolution is adopted. without objonhe table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is a question on agreeing to the appe journal. we'll put -- a■ueeing to the approval of the journal. those in favor say yea the yeas have it and the journal stands approved.-m the speaker pro tempore: members please take your conversations from the floor. you all missed each other. would you please take your conversations from the house will come to order. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas, mr. more an, seek recognition? mr. moran: i call up house resolution 957 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempe:use will . would you please take your conversations away from the floor? the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 957, denouncing the biden administration's orders policy -- the speaker pro tempore: ladies and gentlemen. the clerk may continue. the clerk: ho

speaker pro tempore, this is i think from yesterday. yesterday, over the last 365 days, we're borrowing $83,377 -- excuse me, $83,377 every second, $83,000 a second. and if you do just this fiscal year -- and there's some timing effects. remember, we've taken some tax receipts in april and pay social security twice a year and their interest, and that can be $25 billion in interest. if you do just this fiscal year, $99,480 per second is our borrowing, not spend, borrowing. please, if you're interested in this, sign up. but you've got to understand, and i've been trying to make the point, the world changed when interest rates started going up. the world changed in the last couple years when health care costs went up fairly dramatically and continue to and most of that is demographics. we like to pretend oh, it's things we can control. unless you have a magic way for baby boomers not to get older, we need to deal with the reality of our demographics. so, mr. speaker, social security is our number one spend at $1,4 50,000. this fiscal year,

the speaker pro the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from alabama seek recognition? ms. sewell: i ask unanimous consent to speak for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. sewell: mr. speaker i rise today to honor the life and legacy of mr. george sali who at the age of 94, was among the oldest living foot soldiers from bloody sunday before his passing on january 18, 2024.ma native and son of sharecroppers mr. sally dead -- dedicated his life to the betterment of his community. a korean war veteran he risked life and limb to protect our american ideals at a time when our nation refused to the injustices of segregation. after his military service he became involved in the civil rights movement. a path that led that fateful day, march 7 1965, otherwise known as bloody sunday. it was on that fateful day he and his fellow marchers like john lewis were brutalized by state troopers for their peaceful pursuit of racial equality. mr. sally's life stands as a te

the speaker pro tempore: the . gentle qulaid from mi- gentlelady from michigan, representative tibspee me, how many minutes? mr. nadler: two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from michigan is roitszed for two minimums -- is recognized for two minutes. ms. tlaib: mr. speaker, there's no denng that o■a immigration system is broken. it's so deteriorated. the last time that congress passed any immigration reform, . that was 28 years ago. and it's not just democrats or republicans t■a blame. frankly, both parties have letly failed to find the courage to really, truly dig deep and fix our broken immigration system. the prisons first, humanity later doesn't work. we have the responsibility to act. to tell you, as a formeremr u.s. citizens waiting 10 years or more just to bring their children over. and it' even longer for those in 15, even 20 years, waiting to unite with their family members. the system is completely broken and does not work for our country. our immigrant neighbors deserve to live with human

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms.ouchin: last night the rules committee met and produced a rule, h.res. 947, providing for the house's consideration of several pieces of legislation. the rule provides for h.r. 788, the stop settlement slush funds act, to be considered under a structured rule. it provides one hour of debate. equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their designees, and provides for one motion to recommit. additionally, the rule also provides for h.j.res. 98, a joint resolution related to a rule submitted by the national labor relations board, relating to the, quote, standard for determining joint employer status. h.j.res. 98 would be considered and you closed rule and it also provides one hour of debate. equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on education and the work force or their designees and provides for one motion to recommit. and finally, the rule provides for consideration of s.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her the speaker pro tempore: the gentleladyntleman from texas is recognized. mr. moran: i yield 3 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. van drew. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for 3 1/2 minutes. mr. van drew: we have an administration that prioritizes illegal immigrants over american citizens, over our own constituents. since president biden took over more than eight million illegal immigrants have entered our country without consequence. 300,000 since december alone. within months, there will be more illegal immigrants than the population of my home state of new jersey. it's a state that would rank 10th in population made up of illegals. and yet, this president, secretary alejandro mayorkas, and my democratic colleagues continue to deny that a crisis even exists, allowing millions of illegal immigrants, many from countries that hate america, threatens our national security, and it is wrong. using taxpayer dollars to give illegals immigrant-free healthcare and making americans

the speaker pro tempore: thank you.or what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized. without objection. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, thank you so very much for allowing us this opportunity. wow. is it really true, mr. speaker? perhaps, mr. larson has told me that the republicans intend to put together some sort of a fiscal commission, specifically designed to go after social security, to cut the benefits and to really jeopardize the well-being of seniors now and future seniors? could that possibly be correct? apparently it is. a secret fiscal commission. there's another way of doing it. mr. larson, mr. speaker, mr. larson has put together a proposal that would guarantee social security solvency for years to come. it would require that the super wealthy have to pay their fair share and what's wrong with that? nothing that i can think of. we can also actually increase the annual cola by going to the fair cola bill which was introduced by, well, my bill. mr. larson, you have t

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms.ushee: i hope my colleagues will join me in voting for the motion to recommit and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> i yield three minutes to my colleague from texas, mr. moran. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas has three minutes. he's recognized.. moran: thank . speaker. i rise today in support of this bill. this act is one step in the reform process to return spending power back to the hands of congress and ensure the proper use of every dollar that comes into the treasury. this bill will help to ensure the damages owed to victims of wrongdoing actually reach them rather than being used to support organizations that are friends of the executive branch. regardless of the party. for those who don't know, settlement slush funds result when defendants set well government agencies and based on the terms of that settlement, direct the settleme

the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of u.s. house of representatives the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on january 25, 2024, at 3:52 p.m. that the senate agreed to, senate concurrent resolution 26. that the senate passed senateye 2853, senate 3646. appointments, health information technology advisory committee, board of trustees of the john c. tennis center for public service training and development, and washington's farewell address, signed, sincerely, kevin f. mccumber, acting clerk. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, this is to notify y formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the house of representatives that the office of the sergeant at arms for the house of representativesas withy subpoena for documents issued by the u.s. depa

the speaker pro tempore: the question is on theution.es by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation wúúith the unitedtaany use of the closed-cd coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]: w■5ca e speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 225, the nays are 187. the motion -- the resolution is adopted. without objection, the m table.■ e speaker pro tempore:he order. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches.nsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise andise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore:+rin or. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognizedorne minute.r. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to h

we see a lot more pro palestinian content on social media. then pro is ready. a pro is rather. yeah. so. right, right. so social media obviously does play a role. busy busy not just as a pro palestine movement of just generally because social media allows for a user to go to the source, picked up on information from people who are actually there as, as no dimensions. so people are looking at what the items are saying they're going on, took terms they're going on instagram, they're going on, you know, all the different social media apps to break away from the more mainstream narratives um and more mainstream media coverage. and in fact, a lot of that kind of social media activity and how posting is on the ground in particular have seized on that social media activity. a has been able to that impact mainstream media coverage and correct mainstream media coverage. and so that's very empowering most more of the cost of hands on the ground, but for the people who want to learn more and, and see and wants to break free of some of the devices that they're seeing. that being said, soci

momentum to the shift in the way the public viewed pro football and pro football players.hird, and this is a really proactive call factor, war football showed investors that they could actually make money from these kinds of all star teams like the ones that had come together during the war. bud talbot, who's on the far right in this picture, was the first to demonstrate this when he took camp sherman on their barnstorming tour in 1917 and raised a huge amount of money. after the war, bud copied, their blueprint in building his own all star team, the dayton triangles, which was a founding member of the nfl and actually played in the nfl's first game. bud talbot was the first, but many war football teams showed the same thing. the potential investors were teams packed in the crowds wherever they played in college stadiums, major league baseball stadiums, even random llsides in the middle of nowhere like this picture that we see from camp funston, kansas, in 1917. now, patriotism during the war was certainly part of the draw, but so was the all star nature of the military te

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. larsen: mr. speaker, as we sit here currently, the budget committee is undertaking a matter of grave concern, and i would like to submit for the record letters from both a.f.g. and the afl-cio with respect to the establishment of the so-called fiscal commission. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. larsen: i think it's vitally important that members understand what's being proposed and how it totally relies on no member of this body other than the select few, mr. speaker, will be chosen. the commission is comprised of 16 individuals. four who are outside experts and not part of this body. and the senate will have six members that they choose, three republicans, three democrats. the house, three democrats, three republicans. in a body of 435 people here, three democrats and three republicans will decide the future and fate of social security and medicare. that's interesting. they'll do so behind closed doors. with no obligation to report in public. interestingly enough, too.

that's why i'm pro-life.proud to be pro-life. >> i pray that your voices will continue to bring about pro-life changes in america. >> and so, keep doing what you're doing. keep on lifting up your hearts in prayer. keep on lifting up your voices in the public arena. and keep up on marching for life. until every human life >> thank you for raising your voice in defense of the voiceless. >> and i thank god that you're here fighting for the unborn. may god bless you. >> for all of us standing here on capitol hill and for all of us that are standing with every woman, for every child, god bless you. thank you for coming out and in the cold to be able to march for life. [cheers and applause] >> let's hear it for our u.s. senators fighting for life in congress. [cheers and applause] all right. if you haven't texted march to 73075, make sure you take your phone out and do that now. we want to make sure that congress hears that you are pro-life and we support pro-life policies. our just in america, as you saw on that m

and pro us. notable brands like mcdonald's, kfc, coke and pepsi have faced intense public boycot. resulting in substantial financial losses. these actions have been in response to israel's recent campaign in gaza. the boycots demonstrate the strong public outcry and the impact they can have on businesses associated with countries facing public censure. the people of pakistan are showing their solidarity with the palestinians in the gaza strape by actively participating an advocacy campaign that promotes the bicott of pro israeli products. and encouraging the use of locally sourced alternatives. nasik asme, press tv, islamabad. in the west supporters of palestine are often braving sub-zero temperatures to demand that washington end its support for israel's genocide in gaza. over in chicago, protesters have led a car caravan protest to voice their support for palestine. press tv's ramin mazori has more. winter has arrived with vengeance across the united states, but that didn't stop pro-palestinian

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the speaker pro tempore: mr. speaker i rise today to recognize the 202nd anniversary of the great seal of the stateve our very heads on the ceiling of this distinguished chamber. on january 11, 1822, the missouri general assembly adopted an act to established a symbol of the state of missouri for the people of missouri. the seal symbolizes the bravery strength, and unity of the sho me state. ourwelfare of the people shall be the supreme law. the seal designer wells intended the motto to represent the very fabric of the state's government. the crescent moon symbolizesl's creation of small population and wealth, but would increase soon. the two bears represent the strength of our state, there are 24 stars 23 them represent the states that were already in existence when missouri became the and the clouds surrounding the stars repre7xsent the rocky process that led to missouri's become ago state. the seal itself declares an emphasizes united we stand divided we fall. our founders knew that if we worked together we ca

the speaker pro tempore: amen.he chair has requested the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house the approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the jou the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern: : i pledge allegiance to e flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, inidivisible, with liberty and justice for all. chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one minute speeches on each for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thankou, mr. speaker, as a korean caucus co-chairman i was grateful last week to participate in the mutual educational and cultural exchange program. with prior visits to always been inspiring to mebserve the success of the people in south korea. as the only member of congress still serving have been on a delegation to north korea, the contrast is■ astounding. the repu

seeking to diminish the influence of pro us and pro israeli companies inside the country, the religiouspolitical party jamaat islami has partnered with prominent business entity. to organize a two-day exhibition in the port city of karachi. the exhibition aims to showcase over 200 local brands as a strategic move in support of pakistani businesses. the exhibition serves as demonstration of solidarity with the marginalized population of palestine, advocating for the bicott of products associated with the united states and israel. simultaneously it seeks to promote the utilization of local pakistani brands. the proceeds and funds granted from the sale of these indigenous products will be dedicated to supporting the people of ghazza. the exhibition showcases a wide range of local products across different sectors including. food, consumer goods and various essential commodities. the main objective of the exhibition is to motivate consumers to prioritize local products over those associated with countries facing public censure. by doing so, the exhibition aims to promote growth and support

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. costa: mr.er, it's been 112 days since hamas' horrific attacks on israel on october 7. it's also been one year and 11 months since putin launched his brutal invasion of ukraine. the world's on fire with conflictnd democratic countries are under attack. for months ukraine and israel aid has been held hostage by a significant number of my republican colleagues who appear to have taken the side of russia. putin and iran's ayatollah are enjoying these political fights which is only giving them advantage. these war criminals, i'mnd the , are seizing on opportunities regardless of the costs. just as iran has enabled their terrorist proxies, the houthis, are attacking our military. our actions today will determine the future success ofr democracies and free societies around the world. that's what's at stake. i have been to ukraine twice in the last year. i have been to israel many times. in those parts of the world. they share our values and freedoms that we cherish. i have been to gaza where hamas has

i hereby appoint the honorable cliff bentz to act as ker pro tempore on this day. signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant toward order of the house of january 9, 20, this the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this week the house committee on homeland security is marking up articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary mayorkas for his stark dereliction of duty at our nation's southern border. i believe that s mayorkas deserves to be impeached for his failures. and my intention is to vote in favor of his impeachment.a. that s

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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back.chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee, mr. kustoff, for five minutes. mr. kustoff: thank you, mr. speaker. this past sunday marked 100 days since hamas, an iranian backed terrorist organization, brutally slaughtered, tortured, and kidnapped innocent israelis. on the morning of october 7, 2023, these extremists murdered individuals and families in cold blood. they raped women. they beheaded infants. they mutilated bodies. they burned people in their homes. and they abducted women, and children, and the elderly. frankly, these are things that are very hard to say on the floor of the house of representatives. it's an incredible statement. more jews were murdered on october 7 than any -- on any other single day since the holocaust. today 136 innocent hostages still remain and-n hamas' custody in gaza. to the families of the hostages our hearts ache with yours. we will not rest until every single one of your loved ones return home. to the hostages, we are waiting for you and we are

elsewhere in italy's northern city of vicenza, a pro-palestine rally also turned into clashes between the police and protesters. the police use water cannons to... first the demonstrators, in some major european cities, protesters demanded immediate and permanent cease fire in the gaza strip. i'm 74 today and we are going to march today to say stop to the impunity of the criminal regime of israel, this is... european march: in palestine, we are paying for the crimes committed in europe, stop the impunity of the criminal regime of israel, yes to immediate cease fire and a complete end to the occupation in palestine. we are asking them to stop bombing palestine and to stop killing palestinians and let them have a state of their own. thousands of protesters marsh in spain's madrid and barcelona demanding a ceasefire in gaza. the footage shows protesters holding a giant palestinian flag and chanting slogans such as free palestine and long live the struggle of the palestinians. also hundreds of pro- palestine demonstrator. joined a rally in support of activists marching from the french cap

pro palestine rallies have been held in various cities across the world. in some cases, the demonstrations turned violent with security forces trying to disperse the protesters. the global outrage against israely regimes crimes in gaza have even spread among israelis. mainstream media however, rarely cover israeli protests against the war in gaza. in this really city of haifa, regime forces attacked anti-war demonstrators on saturday. officers held signs reading stop the genocide in gaza. elsewhere in italy northern city of vicenza, the pro- palestine rally also turned into clashes between the police and protesters. the police use water cannon to disperse the demonstrators. in some major european cities, protesters demanded immediate end and permanent ceasefire in the gaza strip. i'm 74 today and we are going to march today to say stop to the impunity of the criminal regime of israel. this is a european march. in palestine, we are paying for the crimes committed in europe, stop the impunity of the criminal regime of israel, yes to immediate ceasefire and a

valadao to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 9, 2024, the house will recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today ahead of a very special day back in m. this friday, february 2, is groundhog day. this annual event fakes place in punxsutawney, pennsylvania, located in southern jefferson county. for years crowds have flooded to gobblers nonon t e see our weatr predictor extraordinaire and hear his prediction first hand. i want to recognize and thank one of the most

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and pro us. notable brands like mcdonald's, kfc, coke and pepsi have faced intense public biycots resulting in substantial financial losses. these actions have been in response to israel's recent campaign in gaza. the boy. reports demonstrate the strong public outcry and the impact they can have on businesses associated with countries facing public censure. the people of pakistan are showing their solidarity with the palestinians in the gaza strip by actively participating an advocacy campaign that promotes the bicott of pro israeli products and encouraging the use of locally sourced alternatives. nasik asmi press tv islamabad. the one chief has called for all countries to recognize the right of the palestinian people to build their own state. excellencies, ladies and the refusal to accept the two states solution for israelis and palestinians and the denial of the right to statewood for the palestinian people are unacceptable. these would indefinitely prolong a conflict that has become a major th

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